December 2013


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Message from the Principal: Much to take pride in

As the year winds down, we have been celebrating achievements and recognising those who have excelled. At times like these you realize that amidst the routine, there are marvellous things being done all around you, and it is a refreshing reminder of what distinguishes a great university.

In October, the Vice-Chancellor presented six awards for excellence to staff from our regional UWI at the new Centre for Teaching and Learning on the St Augustine campus. We were thrilled that five of these awards went to staff and research centres from this campus and to embellish a momentous evening, our new Teaching and Learning Centre was used for the first time. Our campus has also just completed graduation exercises for the 2012-2013 academic year with a total of 4,092 graduates, of whom 223 graduated with First Class Honours 1,333 were awarded higher degrees; and 21 with distinction. We also recognised six outstanding people with honorary doctoral degrees. We now have 18,473 students enrolled and combined with staff, our total UWI complement is just over 22,000. It is often difficult for people to imagine just how much planning and care goes into managing such a large enterprise, and staff members at UWI are exceptional at keeping things running.

On November 15, we held a Long Service Awards Ceremony to demonstrate our appreciation to those who have been pillars of our institution, those staff members amongst us who have contributed to the development of our campus for over 25 years. On this occasion, 249 members of staff were recognized for their dedicated service in the long process of building and strengthening our institution. I offer my personal thanks and congratulations to all of them for their contribution and for being mentors, advisors, surrogate parents and friends to many on our campus.

We must continue to work together creatively and constructively, and be willing to go beyond the call of duty for the greater good of our students, staff and institution.

To all who have contributed over the years to advancing the mission of The UWI, I say a heartfelt thank you. You have been an essential part of our journey.

EDITORIAL TEAM

Campus Principal: Professor Clement Sankat
Director of Marketing and Communications: Mrs. Dawn-Marie De Four-Gill
Director of Marketing and Communications (Ag.): Mrs. Wynell Gregorio
Editor: Ms. Vaneisa Baksh

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